Carlia Magpantay Brady, a suspended New Jersey State Judge, has plead ‘not guilty’ for harbouring her fugitive boyfriend at her home. Brady faces a five to 10 year sentence for …
The German Embassy in Manila will be changing its procedure for making appointments in its visa section starting on August 1. Appointments for the submission of visa applications will be …
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Army has won the gold medal at the Japan dragon boat championship this past July 19th. The competition was held in Osaka Japan where the …
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. will make an historic apology to prisoners of war forced to work in their mines during the Second World War. Senior Officials for Mitsubishi Materials said they …
An elderly British couple have spent a week behind bars in Inner Mongolia over an “unfortunate misunderstanding” after they were accused of terror links. The couple aged 74 and 68 …
Former five-division world champion Nonito Donaire, often referred to as the “Filipino Flash” showed the world he is back at his very best with an outstanding second-round knockdown of France’s …
An Australian-Filipino conglomerate is set to drill a new deep-water exploratory oil well in the South China Sea, also known as the West Philippine Sea. LPG-MA or Liquefied Petroleum Gas …
The city of Manila has received the prestigious “Most Competitive City Award” for 2015 from the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines. Manila City Mayor, Joseph Estrada received the award …
A total of 3,831 Palawan Forest Turtles and some 185 other turtles were rescued from horrifying conditions in Palawan. The turtles were being kept in a warehouse with its own …
“Philippine Gold – Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms,” will be an up and coming exhibition from September 11 to January 3 at the Asia Society in New York City. The exhibition …
The Bureau of Internal Revenue will start to automatically report all financial accounts held by US citizens living and working in the Philippines to the IRS – the kicker? the US …
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has sought an inquiry into the alarming increase in the numbers of “illegal” foreign workers in the Philippines. Santiago filed House Relolution #1298 directing a Senate …
The US Justice Department moved this week to seize assets owned by Janet Napoles, the businesswoman at the centre of the ‘pork barrel scam.’ The department filed a civil forfeiture complaint to …
At least seven people are dead during simultaneous drug raids across the city of Davao early Wednesday. Davao City Police Office did not issue an official statement as of press time …
A Danish man and two Koreans have fallen victim to the notorious “Batang Hamog” in the Malate, Mabini and Ermita regions of Manila. The group has targeted foreigners for years. …
The Fish Harvest at Dawn by Filipina painter Anita Magsaysay-Ho has been sold for a record-breaking price at Leon Gallery’s mid-year auction of art. The painting fetched a final hammer price …
A Russian who used Malaysia as an entry point to the Philippines to meet his 19-year-old Filipino girlfriend was arrested by immigration and deported at the Zamboanga City Seaport. 24-year-old …
General Santos City is trying to acheive new heights by adding what is being dubbed “Aerotropolis,” a new 959-million peso Industrial Airport Complex in southern Mindanao. The new complex is …
Filipino-American inspirational speaker Jessica Cox has won a milestone for herself, her people and her disability – the arm-less woman won the best documentary film award for her film “Right …
The $237.300 dollar map of the Philippines could assist the country in its effort to make a final stand on Scarborough Shoal. The rare parchment map was bought at Sotheby’s London by Mel Velasco …
CEBU, Philippines – A drink driving Korean has been arrested for killing a local motorcycle driver in Lapu-Lapu City. 54-year-old Rolando Flores was declared dead on arrival at Mactan Doctor’s …
A young Korean man was found dead in a rented home in Lapu-Lapu City last Tuesday, July 7. 34-year-old Oh-Jun Kwan, known to many as “Maru” was a freelance tour …
 Jonathan Lee Seng Tan has been sentenced to eight years in prison for not paying a hotel bill. Tan’s bill amounted to a little less than 20,000 pesos (about $400 dollars) which …
A police officer has been relieved of his post after five prisoners escaped while he was sleeping on duty in Koronadal City, southern Mindanao. The prisoners sawed off the iron …
More than 1,000 students have fallen ill this past Friday after eating fruit-flavoured candy sold by local vendors in Surgao del Sur Province. Provincial disaster management groups are saying no …
Kenneth Rosebush, aged 65, has been arrested and held by NBI agents for allegedly luring minors to his house to have sex with them. Rosebush is a resident of Capistrano Complex …